Tatiana Pari came to Canada from Brazil one year ago. She was a project and process specialist with IBM Global Services and a project and process supervisor with Citi in Brazil. But, once in Canada, Pari says, “I started to send out my resumé online, and I had almost no responses. I had a few calls, but they all asked for Canadian experience.”

Later on, she was accepted into the Leadership Connections program at ACCES Employment. “The program helped me to become familiar with the Canadian business environment,” adds Pari. For many newcomers, this information can mean the difference between success and failure in terms of finding a job that reflects their experience.

Three months later, through one of the networking mentors she met, she received her first job offer in Canada and became a business analyst at TD Bank in downtown Toronto.

Accenture donates grant to ACCES Employment

At a press conference on Jan. 19, 2016, Accenture officially announced a $1.4 million grant to ACCES Employment to help the non-profit develop a new digital platform to deliver skills training and professional services to more than 56,000 new Canadians seeking employment over the next two years. This is the largest amount Accenture has donated to a non-profit in Canada.

A global professional services company, Accenture provides a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. With approximately 373,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation and generated net revenues of US$30 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2014.

“Accenture is a place where immigrants play an important role, “says Bill Morris, president and senior managing director at Accenture Canada. “During the past years, we hired a lot of immigrants and 50 per cent new hires in Toronto are immigrants.” To Morris, new Canadians are great resources for Accenture.

“Together with ACCES, we are helping connect new Canadians to meaningful employment, which creates a more secure future for themselves, their families and communities, while providing employers with an opportunity to tap into global talent here in Canada,” said Janet Krstevski, managing director of Accenture. “The digital platform will enable stronger employer partnerships to develop in the Greater Toronto Area and across Canada, and will reach newcomers looking for leading strategies and training for new jobs, career progression, and to fully integrate into Canadian workplaces.”

New digital platform for skilled immigrants

This new end-to-end online services platform will help ACCES expand its career skills training and placement services beyond the Greater Toronto Area — nationally across Canada to assist those who have already landed, and globally to support immigrants planning their arrival in Canada. Offerings for newcomers will include client assessment, workshops, resumé review, online interview coaching, speed mentoring, jobs fairs and other online versions of the nonprofit’s in-person services.

Accenture’s support aligns with funding that ACCES Employment has received from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Accenture funding will support the foundational development of the digital services platform, while IRCC’s investment will be dedicated towards content development and operations, once the platform is built.

“Working alongside Accenture, we will be enabling new Canadians to find meaningful work in their new home country, “says Allison Pond, CEO of ACCES Employment. “Many of these individuals possess in-demand skills but, without support, are at risk of being underemployed or unemployed due to barriers such as a lack of communication skills and professional networks, and also misperceptions of professional credentials and experience.”

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